Okay, so I have a serious question for ya, brother:That IS a good question, and, a somewhat unanswerable one as well.When DOES the TRUE begin to be replaced by the false?
Can I subsitute (a strawman alert!) a quite familiar scenario instead?
You meet someone that sweeps you off your feet and fall madly in love with them. They are all you ever wanted in life and they seemingly fulfill every need you have; with joy and happiness you'd only barely imagined.Time passes and you are all snug and comfortable in your relationship. Life is GOOD!Then, some little things creep into your relationship that just don't feel right. Small cues that something is not quite as it should be. You quickly think that you're having a bad day, or a week, and work to straighten out YOUR mind about these feelings.But other things begin to disturb you. The patterns of your life begin to change. Your partner is not as close as they used to be.You find scraps of paper with phone numbers that are unfamiliar. You catch your mate in fibs about time and location. Unfamiliar odors occasionly cling to their clothes.You're a brunette and find blond strands of hair on his coat.But; the children are crying and need your attention; so you rationalize all of this away.At a later date, your friends seem to be asking strange questions about how you guys are getting along, hinting at things you do not want to hear; mentioning an old girlfriend.Finally; you make the dreaded confrontation!Voices are raised; shouts scare the kids. He promises that it is not what it seems, and that he'll do better if you give him a chance.But, unfortunately, the TRUTH becomes known. The friends that you've been avoiding were right. You have been lied to.
NOW what do you do? 3 kids; no job, no prospects, middle-aged. WHAT do you DO?
WHY God? Why ME?? I did everything right; didn't I???
Should I leave? To go WHERE?Should I stay in this mess; for the kids sake; knowing that it'll never get any better?
... a serious question indeed...
Two additional serious questions ....
When are you posting the next part of this fascinating story? ....
Is it a true story; is it your personal story; or is it a composite? ...
You can't leave us hanging?!